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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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